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Black Lagoon (manga)

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Alternative title:
ブラック・ラグーン (Japanese)
企業傭兵 (Chinese (Taiwan))
블랙라군 (Korean)
Genres: action, drama
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: Okajima Rokuro is a Japanese businessman…in a town full of Japanese businessmen. His normal day consists of social drinking with clients and being kicked around by his bosses. He finally gets a break though, as he’s sent by his company to the tropical seas of Eastern China to deliver a disc…only his boat gets hijacked by a band of mercenaries that were hired to steal it. “Rock” (as he is newly dubbed by his captors) catches the interest of the only female merc “Revy” as she thinks he’s worth a ransom, taking him hostage. However, the disc turns out to be more trouble than its worth, and complicates things both for Rock, and the mercenaries known as Black Lagoon.
User Ratings: 141 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 29 votes (Eng:10, sub:6, dub:5, ?:2, others:6
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Spanish
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 French dubbed
1 Italian
)
 Excellent: 57 votes (Eng:37, sub:9, dub:5, ?:2, others:4
2 German
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Italian
)
 Very good: 24 votes (Eng:15, sub:5, dub:1, others:3
1 english & indonesian
1 Polish
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Good: 19 votes (Eng:16, sub:1, others:2
2 German
)
 Decent: 7 votes (Eng:6, others:1
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 So-so: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Not really good: 2 votes (Eng:2)
 Weak: 2 votes (Eng:2)
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 446 users, rank: #181 (of 6995)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.433 (Very good+), std. dev.: 1.4207, rank: #426 (of 7870)
Weighted mean: 8.244 (Very good+), rank: #703 (of 7870) (seen all: 8.50 / seen some: 8.33 / won't finish: 6.94)
Bayesian estimate: 8.228 (Very good+), rank: #187 (of 3547)
Chapter titles: We have 129
Vintage: 2002-12-12
Release dates: We have 51
Links: We have 1
Reviews:
Black Lagoon GN 10 (May 23, 2015)
Black Lagoon GN 7 (Aug 23, 2009)
Black Lagoon GN 3 (Dec 30, 2008)
Black Lagoon GN 1 (Aug 12, 2008)
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North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 19-25 (Jan 23, 2020)
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Black Lagoon Manga Resumes in September (Jun 14, 2019)
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Japanese Comic Ranking, December 10-16 (Dec 19, 2018)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 3-9 (Dec 12, 2018)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 26-December 2 (Dec 5, 2018)
Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series - November 2018 (Dec 2, 2018)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 19-25 (Nov 28, 2018)
Black Lagoon Manga Gets Animated Ad to Celebrate 11th Volume (Nov 18, 2018)
Rei Hiroe's Black Lagoon Manga Goes on Hiatus (Aug 17, 2018)
Rei Hiroe's Black Lagoon Manga Resumes on May 19 (Apr 7, 2017)
Rei Hiroe Resumes Black Lagoon Manga in Spring, Works on Original Anime (Dec 16, 2016)
Manga With Biggest 1st Printings from Kodansha, Shogakukan, Shueisha: 2014-2015 (Jun 6, 2015)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 19-25 (Apr 21, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 9-15 (Jun 18, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 2-8 (Jun 11, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 26-June 1 (Jun 4, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 19-25 (May 28, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 12-18 (May 21, 2014)
Black Lagoon Manga's Return Slated for January 19 (Dec 17, 2012)
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2 Parties Oppose Tokyo's Revised Youth Ordinance Bill (Dec 6, 2010)
Votoms Videos, New Shinbo/Shaft Anime Image Posted (Oct 26, 2010)
Bakemonogatari's Shinbo, Phantom's Urobuchi Launch New Anime (Oct 21, 2010)
Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail OVA 3-5 Delayed (Oct 19, 2010)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, July 11-17 (Jul 27, 2010)
Anime Expo to Host Otaku Blogger Danny Choo (May 21, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 26-November 1 (Nov 4, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 19-25 (Oct 29, 2009)
Mai Mai Miracle Film's 90-Second Trailer Streamed (Sep 16, 2009)
Mai-Mai Miracle Film's English-Subbed Trailer Posted (Jun 2, 2009)
Amazon.co.jp Posts 2008's Top Comics, Light Novels (Dec 4, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 22–28 (Jul 31, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 15–21 (Jul 28, 2008)
Third Black Lagoon Anime Project Confirmed (Jul 16, 2008)
Nitro+'s Gen Urobuchi Writes Black Lagoon Novel (May 20, 2008)
Viz Plans Hunter X Hunter Release in DVD Season Boxes (Apr 21, 2008)
Viz to Print Cat Eyed Boy, Black Lagoon, Tanemura Works (Jan 24, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 23–29 (Oct 31, 2007)
Interest:
Black Lagoon Manga Creator Opens Up About Dealing with Depression (Jul 29, 2021)
Black Lagoon Calendar Features Newly Colored Manga Illustrations (Mar 24, 2018)
Daily Cosplay: Black Lagoon's Revy (Feb 23, 2011)
Press Release:
Viz Media Debuts Mature Manga Series On VizManga.com (Sep 12, 2012)
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eBook
    Black Lagoon (eBook 1) 2012-12-25 (from $10.99)
    Black Lagoon (eBook 2) 2012-12-25 (from $7.99)
    Black Lagoon (eBook 3) 2012-12-25 (from $10.99)
    Black Lagoon (eBook 4) 2012-12-25 (from $9.99)
    Black Lagoon (eBook 5) 2013-01-29 (from $10.99)
    Black Lagoon (eBook 6) 2013-03-05 (from $7.99)
    Black Lagoon (eBook 7) 2013-03-26 (from $9.99)
    Black Lagoon (eBook 8) 2013-04-30 (from $10.99)
    Black Lagoon (eBook 9) 2013-05-28 (from $7.99)
    Black Lagoon (eBook 10) 2015-04-14 (from $9.99)
    Black Lagoon (eBook 11) 2020-01-21 (from $10.99)
    Black Lagoon (eBook 12) 2022-08-16 (from $10.99)
    Black Lagoon (eBook 13) 2024-12-17 (from $10.99)
Graphic novel
    Black Lagoon (GN 1) 2008-08-12 (from $9.99)
    Black Lagoon (GN 2) 2008-10-14 (from $10.39)
    Black Lagoon (GN 3) 2008-12-09 (from $10.39)
    Black Lagoon (GN 4) 2009-02-10 (from $10.39)
    Black Lagoon (GN 5) 2009-04-14 (from $10.39)
    Black Lagoon (GN 6) 2009-06-09 (from $11.99)
    Black Lagoon (GN 7) 2009-08-11 (from $10.39)
    Black Lagoon (GN 8) 2009-10-13 (from $10.39)
    Black Lagoon (GN 9) 2010-07-13 (from $12.08)
    Black Lagoon (GN 10) 2015-04-21 (from $12.99)
    Black Lagoon (GN 11) 2020-01-21 (from $12.08)
    Black Lagoon (GN 12) 2022-08-16 (from $12.80)
    Black Lagoon (GN 13) 2024-12-17 (from $13.94)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Rei Hiroe

Translation of Spanish Phrases: Rolando José Rodríguez De Leon (006-009)
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Shogakukan
English staff
English cast
Translation:
Dan Kanemitsu
Joe Yamazaki (vol. 6)

Design: Sam Elzway
Editing: Mike Montesa
Touch-up Art & Lettering: John Hunt
(none)
English companies
Distributor: Madman Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand)
Licensed by: Viz Media
Online Distribution: Viz Manga
Korean staff
Korean cast
Translation: Kim Wan
(none)
Korean companies
Publisher: Samyang Publishing
French staff
French cast
Translation: Élodie Lepelletier

Adaptation: Josselin Moneyron
(none)
French companies
Publisher:
Kabuto
KAZÉ
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
Translation:
María Ferrer (Norma Editorial)
Olinda Cordukes
Publisher:
Grupo Editorial Vid (Mexico)
Norma Editorial (Spain)
Translation: Traducciones Imposibles (Norma Editorial)
Spanish cast
(none)
Italian staff
Italian companies
(none)
Publisher: Planet Manga
Italian cast
(none)
German cast
German staff
Translation: Nadja Stutterheim
(none)
German companies
Publisher: Carlsen Comics
Polish staff
Polish cast
Translation:
Katarzyna Zimoch (vol. 10)
Kenichiro Watanuki (vol. 5-8, 10)
Magdalena Malinowska (vol. 3-10)
Michał Ptaszyński (vol. 1-4)
(none)
Polish companies
Publisher: Waneko
Portuguese staff
Portuguese companies
(none)
Editorial Production: Mythos Editora
Publisher: Planet Manga
Portuguese cast
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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